Absorber means 'to absorb', and it is a regular -er verb used in both literal and figurative senses. La esponja absorbe el agua (the sponge absorbs the water), and figuratively el trabajo me absorbe (work takes up all my time). It appears in science contexts and in writing about being engrossed in something. Because it lends precision to descriptions of soaking up or taking in, absorber is a useful higher-level verb. As a regular -er verb the conjugation is predictable, and the related noun la absorción ('absorption') is worth knowing alongside it.
La esponja absorbe el agua (the sponge absorbs the water).
Taking up time
El trabajo me absorbe (work takes up all my time).
Science contexts
Useful in factual and scientific writing.
Related noun
La absorción (absorption).
Common phrases using absorber
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
la absorciónabsorption
absorber el impactoto absorb the impact
Grammar notes
absorber is a regular -er verb — it follows the standard -er pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know absorber, you know the template for all regular -er verbs.
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